Vandalic War (expedition of 468)

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The Vandalic War (expedition of 468) was a massive but ultimately disastrous Eastern Roman naval campaign launched under Emperor Leo I to overthrow the Vandal Kingdom in North Africa.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign ⓘ
naval expedition ⓘ
war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Eastern Roman expedition against the Vandals (468) ⓘ
Expedition of 468 ⓘ
belligerent Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Vandal Kingdom ⓘ
Western Roman Empire ⓘ
cause Vandal control of North Africa ⓘ
Vandal piracy in the Mediterranean ⓘ
commander Basiliscus ⓘ
Heraclius of Edessa ⓘ
Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I

Marcellinus ⓘ
conflict Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Vandal Kingdom ⓘ
consequence consolidation of Vandal control over North Africa ⓘ
weakening of Western Roman Empire’s prospects of recovery ⓘ
country Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
describedIn later Byzantine historical tradition ⓘ
works of Procopius ⓘ
endTime 468 ⓘ
estimatedFleetSize over 1,000 ships ⓘ
estimatedTroopStrength over 100,000 men ⓘ
financedBy Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
followedBy continued Vandal raids in the Mediterranean ⓘ
follows Vandal sack of Rome (455) ⓘ
linked to: Sack of Rome 455 AD
hasPart Battle near Cape Bon (468) ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity ⓘ
initiatedBy Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
location Cape Bon ⓘ
Carthage ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
Western Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
objective overthrow the Vandal Kingdom in North Africa ⓘ
restore Roman control over Carthage ⓘ
opponentCountry Vandal Kingdom ⓘ
opposingCommander Gaiseric ⓘ
linked to: Genseric
partOf Vandalic War ⓘ
linked to: Vandal–Roman wars
precededBy earlier Roman–Vandal conflicts ⓘ
relatedTo Vandalic War (533–534) ⓘ
religiousContext conflict between Chalcedonian Romans and Arian Vandals ⓘ
result Vandal victory ⓘ
decisive defeat of Eastern Roman fleet ⓘ
scale one of the largest naval expeditions of Late Antiquity ⓘ
significance major financial disaster for the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
startTime 468 ⓘ
supportedBy Western Roman Empire ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leo I → militaryConflict → Vandalic War (expedition of 468) ⓘ
Basiliscus → notableWork → Vandal expedition of 468 ⓘ
linked to: Vandalic War (expedition of 468)
Vandalic War (expedition of 468) → alsoKnownAs → Eastern Roman expedition against the Vandals (468) ⓘ
linked to: Vandalic War (expedition of 468)